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230 THE HISTORY ^V. What judges and lawyers had t!ie Brittou^that follow'd <strong>the</strong> king? and what are Tii anhepcorBrenkin, and <strong>the</strong>ir use?VI. What judges and lawyers were fiiere residentin <strong>the</strong> country? <strong>the</strong>ir number? what judgeswere <strong>the</strong>re per dignitatem Terrac? and wiiat <strong>the</strong>irduty? and how were <strong>the</strong>y assemhl'd to do <strong>the</strong>same?VII. It appeareth <strong>the</strong>re were always many kingsand princes in this realm before <strong>the</strong> coming in<strong>the</strong> Saxons:<strong>of</strong>were <strong>the</strong>ir countries divided into Talaitlis,as all between Severn and <strong>the</strong> sea was after<strong>the</strong>ir coming?VIII. Was <strong>the</strong>re any division into shires before<strong>the</strong> Saxon's coming, and what difference betwixta shire and a Sivydh? There were anciently withyou Maenors, Commods, Catitretlis, answerablew hereunto are our Blanors, Tytkings, Hundreds,And that maketh me to encline that Swydh shou dbe like our shire, as Sivyd caer JBhyrdin, SivydAmwijthig, Sici/d caer Wrangon; and <strong>the</strong> general<strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m were called Sivydogio?i,, underwhom v/ere 3Iaer, Gnghellawr, llhingJiill, Opkiriat,and Brawdur trui/r Sivyd, except all bear<strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Stvi/dogion.I lind in an ancient bookjL)f Landaff Gluigms or Glivisus king <strong>of</strong> Demetia(which <strong>of</strong> this king is calFd GMguissig) <strong>of</strong> v» lioiuit is said seplempagos rexit, wliere<strong>of</strong> Glamorgan,now a fchirc, was one; ^XiA pagu$ is us'd for ishire.

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